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Nikolas Cruz sentencing - live: Parkland shooter trial hears testimony from fetal alcohol syndrome expert

The defence continues to present its case

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Testimony: School shooter's home ruled by chaos

Testimony at the trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz shows that chaos reigned in the home he shared with his widowed mother and brother

The Independent UK

What it’s like on death row: Possible future for Parkland school killer

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The two prisons that house men on Florida’s death row stand on a pleasant two-lane road that runs past farms and cow pastures about 30 miles north of Gainesville.

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Nikolas Cruz’s mother described him as a ‘sore loser’ and believed something was ‘very wrong with him’

Cruz’s relationship with his mother and his obsession with playing Xbox games featured heavily in Friday’s testimony

The Independent UK

Man obsessed with mass shootings is arrested for leaving animal corpses on Parkland memorial

Broward Sheriff’s Gregory Tony said Robert Mondragon reconstructed Nikolas Cruz’s journey on the day of the Parkland massacre, saying that the suspect has a ‘desire to create an active shooter event in our school system’

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis’ school board coup

Controversial Parkland report allowed DeSantis to take over the school board in Florida’s most liberal county

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Nikolas Cruz sentencing judge slams defence and prosecution for turning court into ‘playground’

‘This is a courtroom, it needs to run like a courtroom’ judge Elizabeth Scherer says

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Nikolas Cruz’s teacher reveals harrowing notes about his ‘dangerous’ behaviour years before Parkland shooting

Carrie Yon says she did not feel safe around Cruz, who was in her class at Westglades Middle School

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Nikolas Cruz sentencing - live: Parkland shooter’s mother ignored expert warnings about his behaviour

Jurors will decide whether gunman Nikolas Cruz is sentenced to life in prison or death

The Independent UK

‘I’m a bad kid. I want to kill!’ Parkland gunman’s teacher says she kept his records in case they’d be needed in future

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Parkland gunman’s eighth grade teacher was so troubled by his disturbing schoolwork that she saved a copy for her records in case it was ever needed.

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Judge: Jury can see swastikas school shooter drew in class

A judge ruled that the jury for school shooter Nikolas Cruz can see the swastikas he drew on class assignments

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Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz defence team denied mistrial over swastika evidence

Attorney argues they were being forced to introduce prejudicial evidence against client

The Independent UK

Parkland shooter ‘was just not right,’ neighbor testifies

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Another defense witness came forward Wednesday to describe the troubled childhood of Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz, painting him as a hothead who once swung a golf club repeatedly at a motorcycle trailer because he was upset.

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Neighbor: School shooter killed toads after 1 poisoned dog

A former neighbor says mass shooter Nikolas Cruz went on a killing rampage against toads after one fatally poisoned his dog years before murdered 17 at a Florida high school

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Parkland shooter once went on ‘killing spree’ of all the toads in the neighbourhood, court hears

Neighbour Paul Gold testified on Wednesday that he recalled a time when one of the Cruz family’s dogs died because it had eaten a toad

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Parkland trial hears jailhouse calls where neighbour discusses making movie about Nikolas Cruz’s life

Neighbour Paul Gold was grilled about his plans to make a movie about the massacre of 17 students and staff

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Nikolas Cruz’s mother was ‘afraid’ of him, neighbour says as court shown photos of damage in family home

Jurors were shown photos of damage inside the mass murderer’s family home, which his neighbour said was caused by Nikolas Cruz and his brother Zachary ‘punching the walls’

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Nikolas Cruz’s jailhouse calls reveal he laughed about leaving MAGA hat on mother’s grave

In another video visit, the Parkland gunman urged his brother to visit their mother’s grave on Valentine’s Day – the anniversary of his murderous rampage

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Nikolas Cruz sentencing: Parkland shooter’s teacher reveals repeated warnings of ‘dangerous’ behaviour

Jurors will decide whether gunman Nikolas Cruz is sentenced to life in prison or death

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Witness says Parkland gunman had trouble making friends and controlling his behavior

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A reluctant witness took the stand Tuesday in the sentencing trial of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz.

The Independent UK

Nikolas Cruz asked if people ‘ate’ corpses and what Lincoln killing ‘sounded like’ in school Civil War lesson

‘Was there blood everywhere? After the war, what did they do with all of the bodies? Did people eat them?’ Cruz reportedly asked in an eighth grade class

The Independent UK

Nikolas Cruz sentencing: A timeline of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting

Former student finally facing judgement for attack that killed 17 people and wounded 17 others in Parkland, Florida, on 14 February 2018

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‘You had to be a moron’ not to know Parkland gunman had ADHD, former family friend testifies

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A reluctant witness took the stand Tuesday in the sentencing trial of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz.

The Independent UK

Witness: Florida school shooter struggled in middle school

A former counselor testified that Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz struggled academically and behaviorally in middle school

The Independent UK

Court hears girl accused gunman Nikolas Cruz of inappropriate touching years before Parkland

Witness Finai Browd also revealed that Nikolas Cruz watched his adoptive father Roger die when he was just five years old

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